Rob Cohen's directorial career has had its majestic ups and equally majestic downs. And although there are not many directorial works in his filmography, Cohen's contribution to cinema cannot be overlooked, because it was he who directed such films as "The Fast and the Furious" (2001) and "Three X's" (2002), which as a result introduced a whole series of films. Ironically, a couple more of Cohen's films, namely "Dragon's Heart" (1996) and "Skulls" (2000), also introduced their own series of films, although their sequels were released immediately on optical media, bypassing cinemas. And if the first film was good enough to get an unnecessary sequel, then the second, ironically, was stillborn at the beginning.
The film tells the story of a young boy named Luke McNamara, who enters one of the prestigious American universities of the so-called "Ivy League". There is a secret organization called "Skulls" operating on the territory of these universities, which Luke soon joins. This leads to a quarrel between the main character and his old friend, who has a negative attitude towards various secret societies. Soon, the protagonist's friend dies under mysterious circumstances, and Luke, realizing that the "skulls" are involved, confronts them...
The plot of the film was created on the basis of another "conspiracy theory", namely the story of the organization "Skulls and Bones", whose members are famous high-ranking people who, along with the "Jewish Masons", "Illuminati", "Templars", "assassins", etc., etc., influence the lives of all mankind. However, cinematographers rarely manage to convincingly show such organizations. So in the movie "Skulls", a secret organization is so "secret" that literally all university students know about, any brat can enter the secret hall of initiations, and judging by the plot, any individual with a criminal past can become a member of this organization. It makes no sense to talk about all the nonsense of the plot - the film consists entirely of them. And if the filmmakers had enriched the performance with humor, it could have been tolerated, but there are no jokes in "Turtles" at all.
In addition to the idiotic plot, the problem with "Skulls" is the poor performance of the actors - none of them really tried, apparently realizing what kind of film they have to play in. Of the famous actors in the film, the then-young and unknown Paul Walker starred, though not in the title role. Perhaps Walker's career would have been ruined if Cohen's next film, The Fast and the Furious, in which Paul played the main role, had not been successful.
The film is finally finished off by the visual component - the film looks extremely poor and even the architecture of Gothic buildings in the frame does not help.
The movie "Skulls" has nothing to praise for - there is no normal plot, no exciting action, no good game, no high-quality pictures or camera work. This is definitely one of the worst films (or maybe the worst) in Rob Cohen's filmography, and watching this movie is a pointless waste of time. Surprisingly, the film grossed quite well at the box office and got a couple of equally low-grade sequels. After that, you really start to believe in some kind of worldwide conspiracy against the brains of moviegoers. 1xBet offre aux nouveaux membres une opportunité idéale pour explorer ses fonctionnalités. Le bonus de 100 % jusqu’à 130 € favorise une prise de risque maîtrisée sur le sport. En insérant le code promo 1xbet afrique lors de l’inscription, les joueurs découvrent aussi un bonus casino important de 1 950 € et 150 tours gratuits pour tester différents univers. Связь с автором материалов и сайта: E-mail: newfiz@yandex.ru
Гришаев А.А.